Pier Pressure

I’m pretty sure this is about the least I’ve bass fished in a spring over the last 20 years. I tend to get a little antsy if I don’t fish much but luckily I’m at the lake every day. I always try to carve out some time to make a few casts and while I’m not learning as much as I could from the boat it is still keeping me sharp.

I’ve seen a few unique things this year, like cohos mixed in with smallmouth. While that was a big surprise it really clued me into a certain set of weather conditions/area that smallmouth were using to feed. Previously I’d never caught one there before. While it is extremely unlikely that this would ever play in a tournament. I can promise you I’ll be watching for it next spring. Conditions change day to day and even hour to hour. The current in the channel does not stay consistent for long. It changes direction, speeds up and slows down, and you get different water mixing in from Lake Michigan from time to time.

Any time I’m able to get a couple bites whether it is from bass, walleyes, drum, or salmonids. I pay very close attention to the specific conditions and spot. Sometimes there are some random ones mixed in but often I can justify why that fish was there ready to bite. That’s always the biggest question I’m asking myself when I catch a fish. I’m not ready to abandon the pier but I am certainly ready for some boat time.